Indian Army SSC Tech 66th Men & 37th Women Entry April 2026 Online Form

Indian Army 66TH SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (TECH) MEN (April 2026) AND 37TH SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (TECH) WOMEN COURSE (April 2026) INCLUDING WIDOWS OF DEFENCE PERSONNEL FOR TECH AND NON-TECH (NON-UPSC) Notification 2025: Applications are invited from eligible unmarried Male and female engineering graduates, as well as widows of Defence Personnel who died in harness, for the grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in the Indian Army. The course will commence in April 2026.

Indian Army SSC Entry (Technical) April 2026 Notification PDF

Indian Army is inviting Applications for the SSC Tech (Men and Women) course, which starts in April 2026. Interested and eligible candidates who want to apply for this recruitment can apply online at its official website: joinindianarmy.nic.in. 

Indian Army 66th SSC Tech (Men) and 37th SSC (Women) Course

Indian Army SSC (Tech) April 2026 Vacancy Details

350 are for SSC (Tech)-66 Men and 29 for SSCW (Tech)-37 .

Vacancies For SSC (Tech)- 66 Men

Vacancies For SSCW (Tech) 37

Vacancies For Widows of Defence Personnel Only

Indian Army SSC Tech Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Candidates who have passed the requisite Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of the Engineering Degree course are eligible to apply. Candidates studying in the final year of Engineering degree course should be able to submit proof of passing by 01 April 2026 and produce the Engineering Degree Certificate within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Such candidates will be inducted on an Additional Bond Basis to recover the cost of training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) as notified from time to time, as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite degree certificate.

Educational Qualification for Widows of Defence Personnel who Died in Harness

• SSCW (Non-Tech) (Non-UPSC).       Graduation in any Discipline.
• SSCW (Tech).            B.E./ B. Tech in any Engineering stream.

Nationality

A candidate must either be :-

(i) a citizen of India, or

(ii) a subject of Bhutan, or

(iii) a subject of Nepal, or

(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or

(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Government of India.

Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.      A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, will attach such certificate alongwith the application.

SSC Tech (Men and Women) 2025 Age Limit

• For SSC (Tech) – 66 Men and SSCW (Tech)- 37 Women. 20 to 37 years as on 01 April 2026(Candidates born between 01 Apr 1999 and 31 March 2006, both days inclusive).
• For widows of Defence Personnel who Died in Harness Only. SSCW (Non-Tech) [Non-UPSC] and SSCW (Tech) – A maximum of 35 years of age as of 01 April 2026.

Note. The date of birth recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate or an equivalent examination certificate on the date of submission of application will only be accepted. No other document relating to age will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

Cost of Training.

The entire cost of training at OTA is at Government expense. In case the Lady/ Gentleman Cadet is withdrawn from training academy due to reasons other than medical ground or the reasons not beyond his/ her control, he/ she will be liable to refund cost of training @ ₹ 11,952/- per week till 37 Sep 2025, thereafter a yearly escalation of 8% p.a. will be calculated on the Per Capita Cost of Training for each ensuing year (or as notified from time to time) apart from allied charges as fixed by the government from time to time, for the period of his/ her stay at OTA, Chennai.

Selection Process

Selection will be done as per performance in the Shortlisting of Application/ SSB Interview/ Medical Examination

Application Fee

Refer Official Notification

How to Apply

Applications will only be accepted online on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on ‘Officer Entry Appln/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’ (Registration is not required, if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’ under Dashboard. A page ‘Officers Selection – ‘Eligibility’ will open. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Short Service Commission Technical Course. A page ‘Application Form’ will open. Read the instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill details as required under various segments – Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB. ‘Save & Continue’ each time before you go to the next segment. After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page ‘Summary of your information’ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made. Only after ascertaining the correctness of all your details, click on ‘Submit Now’. Candidates must  click on ‘Submit Now’ each time they open the application for editing any details. The candidates are required to take out two copies of their application having  Roll Number,      37 minutes after final closure of online application on last day.

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